2016/ Arita 2016/ is a new brand of ceramic tableware, interior accessories and jewellery. The brand brings together the century old porcelain making expertise of 16 Arita manufacturers with the talents of 16 international designers and includes almost 400 products in total. After 2 years of development, the 2016/ brand was successfully launched at the Milan Design Week 2016. In the year 1616, the art of ceramic production was introduced to Japan by Korean craftspeople. Pure Kaolin stone, the primary material for making porcelain, was discovered in the town of Arita in the Saga prefecture in southern Japan. In the following centuries, Arita developed into the most important site for ceramic production i ...